Thursday, September 5, 2013

September 5th Thursday Fall series

From leader  Tom Stephenson :

Hi Peter,
Today we had a great group of about 20 birders including representatives from at least 3 countries: Sweden, Syria and Taiwan...and a fairly birdy park.

We had 63 species include 16 species of warblers and 5 species of flycatchers.
Highlights were
Adult Northern Goshawk that flew out from lower Midwood;
Merlin
Yellow-breasted Chat in new plantings between cove and boathouse;
One sturdy wildflower with 4 species of warblers: Prairie, Blue-winged,  Common Yellowthroat and Magnolia.
Here's the list.

Best regards,
Tom

Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Green Heron
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Osprey
Northern Goshawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Merlin
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Veery
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Blue-winged Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Canada Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow